Grêmio lose Copa Sul-Americana opener, four games without a win | OneFootball

On Wednesday night, Grêmio was defeated by Montevideo City Torque 1-0 at the Centenario Stadium in the opening round of the Copa Sudamericana.

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Standings situation

Now winless in four straight matches, Grêmio remains on zero points and sits at the bottom of Group F. The Uruguayan side, meanwhile, leads the group with three points, since Deportivo Riestra and Palestino drew 0-0.

📋 Match summary

🔵⚪CITY TORQUE 1 X 0 GRÊMIO🔵⚪⚫

🏆 Competition: Copa Sudamericana – Matchday 1 (Group F) 🏟️ Venue: Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega, Cusco (PER) 📅 Date: April 8, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match went

In the 28th minute, the referee initially awarded a penalty to Grêmio, but after being called by VAR, judged that Gonzalo Montes' contact with Martin Braithwaite was not a foul.

In the 41st minute, after another VAR intervention, the referee rescinded the red card he had shown Erick Noriega for a studs-up challenge on Salomón Rodríguez.

Just three minutes into the second half, Eduardo Aguero received the ball from Esteban Obregón near the edge of the box and struck first time to score Montevideo City Torque's winner.

Upcoming matches

🔵⚪City Torque⚪🔵

⚔️ Match: Montevideo City Torque x Albion 🏆 Competition: Uruguayan Championship – Matchday 11 (Apertura) 📅 Date: April 11, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 10 a.m. (Brasília time) 🏟️ Venue: Estadio Charrúa, Montevideo (URU)

🔵⚪⚫Grêmio⚫⚪🔵

⚔️ Match: Internacional x Grêmio 🏆 Competition: Brasileirão Série A – Matchday 11 📅 Date: April 11, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🏟️ Venue: Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre (RS)

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